How would one go about locating a death record dated in 1931?

Question:Every county keeps their death records forever. They never get rid of them. All you have to do is contact the County Clerk or Vital Statistics office (each state has a different name for the office, but they're the holder of birth and death records). If you can't figure out which county the person died in, you can contact the State's Public Health or Vital Statistics office and ask them to pull their copy of the record and send a photocopy to you. If you go to this site, they'll help you find the right office: http://www.usgenweb.org

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Every county keeps their death records forever. They never get rid of them. All you have to do is contact the County Clerk or Vital Statistics office (each state has a different name for the office, but they're the holder of birth and death records). If you can't figure out which county the person died in, you can contact the State's Public Health or Vital Statistics office and ask them to pull their copy of the record and send a photocopy to you. If you go to this site, they'll help you find the right office: http://www.usgenweb.org

Go to the lcal county and ask if they still have them. most likely they wont

Which country are you asking this question from. If you are in the UK then the best place to look would be www.ancestry.co.uk If you are in the USA then www.ancestry.com is the one to search.

This is an All English speaking board and about 5 different countries are involved.

Also if you are in the U.S., each state has its own laws and regulations about who, when and where a person can obtain vital records on another.

checkout http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathre...
it may have what you are looking for.